Bottle-cap.



H. R. VANAMAN.

BOTTLE OAP.

APPLIOATION FILEI) SEPT. 21.1903.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQEJ j HARRY R. YANAMAN, OF MILLVILLE NEW ERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patient.

Patented April 6, 1909.

Application filed Septembef 2'1, 1908. Serial N0. 454,023.

- Millville, in the county of Curnberland and Which ths cap is held totlxe bottle by spring pressure, 111 whicl1 the cap maybe r adi y re- 3 isure.

Statue of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprov-em'ents in Bottle- Caps. of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relate s to bottle stoppers or caps, and particularly to.stoppers f0r.inilk bottles or like receptacles, the object of the jinvention beingto provide a cap or closure in mo ved fro1n the opening0f the bottle, and in wlnch tl1e cap attaclnnent 1nay be readfly removedfrorn die bottle itse lf, o1 as readily a ttached.

In ehe drawings F igure 1, is an elevation of bott;le neok provided withmy oap. Fig. 2, -1s a. s1nnlar v1ew partly in sect-1on at about rightangles to Fig. 1 showing the cap removed. Fig. 3, -is a view of the capan l its' attaching meansdetached f1om tho bottle entirely.

A indicates die ordinary l o ttle such as is used f01 milk or crea1nl1aving l3l'l rathe1 wide heok and n1outh, and provided on its sidesWith the sookets a formed in tl1e glass ol the bottle at about thejunction of tl1e bottile with the neck.

B designates m improved ca Which is referably of meta o1 other suitab ematerial aving on its underside oho rubber -pad or disk G Itis obviousof cou rs6 that this disk oppsioe points also and in a plane at iiglxi';

angles with tl1e lugs the band is bent upvvard and then downward uponitself o1 otherwise formed, so as to p10auls tl1e oppositely disposedresilient loops F in the uppe1 ends of which ehe lower ends of tl1esprings C ate engaged; The band D is 1nade 0f spring wire' or othersuitable resilient 'materxal havi1w sufficint stifi'ness to hold itsplage aroun the neck of a bottle when the lug s the1:oon are engaged inthe sooketsa.

i firnnly in place.

'sprmgs C allow the cap tobe readily liftod.

It Will be s'een that by expanding the 1ing or band D, by drawing 0ut011 the band,- then oiuening out the loops F the lugs will b'e withdr'awn froni ehe sookets and the cap may be read ily detached fror'n thebottle, and that reversely ohe 1 ing or b'a'ndmay be eXpanded, slip} edover the neok of the bottle and then allowed to contract foroingthe-lugs into sonnection with Ehe soekets and hold the (zap lt Will alsobe seen that tl1e 1 and turned to one sidewhile when the cap is inposition over tl1e mouth'of the bottle, the v hold it to its sat witl1 aconstant spring pres Besides the facility with which the cap n1ay beraised from' alle bottle 1nouth, it Will also be seen tl1at the springsC pe11nit ol an expansion of tl1e cont-ents of the bottle in case of theoontents becoming frozen, ai1d Chat reversely if the contents thaw aftorbeing frozen, the oap will atonce take its seat 011 tl1e 1nouth of thebottle. Tl1is is of nonsiderable i1np0rtance in milk jar Closures, as itprevents the bottle l reaking il' tl ie 1nilk becomes frozen a's it islikely to do where deliveries am n1ade in oho Winter and the bot-H0 islcf outside tho house door, and it keo s thv. bott-le covered if allecontents beoome liquid again.

t is obvious tliat oho lugs E migh t be n1ade in any desired manner,'but I have sl1own the1n as forme d by be'nding the wiro of the band Don itself and twisting said inwardly bent portion so as to securerigidity in the lu-g. I do n0t however wish to confine myself t0 thisconstruction, nor to ti;a use of .wire as a 1neans o f makin'g tl1e bandD.

Having thus described my invention wl1at I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, oho combination with a lottle having sookets formed at diametrically opposite points in itssidias, of a closure for the mouth of the bottle,

tl1o nsck of the bottle, inwardly bent lugs on said band projeoting intothe sockets in the bottle, and connecting devices beoween the bOttleClosure and the said band at points midway between the lugs.

2. In a devicia of tl1e character described, the oombination with abottle 'having Sockets formed at di'ametriozilly opposite points in itssides, of a closure adapted to close the 1nouth of the bottle, a springwire neokband around theneck of the bottle, inwardly bent lugs 011 aspring wire neokband adapted to surround havin(gi said band projectinginto the sockets in the bottleand springs connecting the closure to theneckband midway between the lugs:

3'. In a bottle closure, the combination with a bottle having inwardlyext;endingof a neck ban expansible upwardly extending loops formethereon, and inwardly projecting 1ugs formed thereon atdiametricallyopposite points of the neckband adapted t0 engage with sa.id sockets, acap*for closing the mouth of thebottle and coiled springs connecti-ngthe cap with said expansible loops.

Sockets formed in i ts sides,

4. In a bottle closure, the combinationl with a bottle havingnwardlyextending sockets formed in its sides, 0f a 1'1eck band havingexpansible u wardly extending loops forrned thereon, a

j necting the band to the ca prc' 'ectinglugs 011 said ban '00 en ageWith sai sockets, said lugs being.forme bymaki ing inwardly extendingloops on said band and twisting the said loops. 4

In testimony wher'eof I have signed my E nan1e to this specificafion inthe presence 01 tw0 subscribing witnesses.

HARRY R. VANAEYIAN. Witnesses LEWIS WALTMAN, 1 C. MYNES.

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